# Accident 19960708016099A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Friendswood, TX, July 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1996, 20:35 local time
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Airport: Polly Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5099° N, 95.1896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5099&lon=-95.1896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30155, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30155-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oday Kerry D SONERI II (registry code 05624NJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/oday-kerry-d-soneri-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW HAPI60EVOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,562 total, 56 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960708016099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON EXTREMELY LOW BASE. HIT A TREE. FLOW AT TREE TOP LEVEL. CARB JET NEEDLE FOUND DISPLACED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA294), Jul 9, 1996: O'Day Sonerai II-LS (N30155), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to attain the proper traffic pattern altitude on the downwind leg prior to turning the base leg.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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